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I'll
never forget all the family get-togethers. You know, the ones where all
the aunts, uncles and cousins meet at Grandma's home. For us it happened
at Thanksgiving or at a family reunion where everyone would meet after
months of not seeing one another.
When we arrived, my brother and I and our three cousins, all within a couple of years of each other in age, would size each other up, literally. We were quick to see who had grown the most, who was strongest and who was fastest. Before long the fun and games would begin, and even though I was six months older and a full inch taller, I could not match up to my cousin Mitch.
From my earliest memories there was something that made him stand out.
Mitch was always first. He was the first to learn to ride a bike, the
first to sink a free throw and always the first to get a laugh. Even
as a teenager he exuded confidence in himself and his abilities and,
like the rest of us, his parents raised him to have a value system that
included a belief in God, a love for his country and a respect for authority.
They taught him to honor them as his parents; they taught him to care
for his fellow man.
By the time high school came around, Mitch had set himself apart as a highly talented athlete. He set records in the small country school district where they lived, but that didn't change him much. He was popular, but he tried hard to hold on to the values of his parents even though the societal pressures of the late 60s pulled him the other direction.
A few more years passed and the college recruiters began to take notice. Setting one record after another for his school set Mitch apart from the rest of the field and eventually led to a full scholarship to play football for a prestigious major university.
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